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Grey Cup festival



Every year, the host city arranges various occasions as a major aspect of the yearly Gray Cup celebration. Function shows, gatherings, and fan celebrations are held in the days paving the way to the title game.The CFL distributes its yearly grants during the celebration, and a yearly Gray Cup march is held. Verifiably, the celebration additionally highlighted the "Miss Gray Cup" magnificence event; this was stopped in 1992.The game itself incorporates a presentation of the Canadian national song of devotion (as a rule sung in both English and French, the official dialects of the game) and a halftime appear, frequently including exhibitions by surely understood Canadian melodic acts, for example, Nickelback, who performed at the 2011 game.

Nicknamed Canada's "Stupendous National Drunk",the Gray Cup gathering started in the 1948 title when many Calgary Stampeders fans slid on Toronto for their group's first appearance in the game.Bringing chuckwagons and ponies, the fans sorted out a hotcake breakfast – a staple of the Calgary Stampede – for puzzled Torontonians. As per student of history Hugh Dempsey, "The Gray Cup was simply one more game until Calgary went down to Toronto with chuckwagons and everything and transformed it into an event."The Stampeders won on the quality of the "sleeper play", a touchdown scored by Norm Hill after he concealed himself from the Ottawa safeguard by resting uninvolved, as though snoozing. He got the go from quarterback Keith Spaith while still on his back.The triumph finished the main undefeated season throughout the entire existence of Canadian expert football.The tumultuous festivals that pursued the success offered ascend to the legend of Calgary councilman and future city hall leader Don Mackay riding his pony into the entryway of the Royal York Hotel.This occasion was rehashed in the 2012 Gray Cup game in Toronto to a great part of the enjoyment of the devotees of the two groups. The Calgary Gray Cup Committee keeps up the custom of sorting out a hotcake breakfast at every year's title.

A 2012 study found that Canadians believe the Gray Cup to be the most significant yearly occasion to attend.Fans of all groups merge at the game setting, including some who have gone to at least 60 Gray Cups.The flood of individuals from the nation over is evaluated to have a financial effect of over $120 million for the area facilitating the title game.


107th Grey Cup presented by Shaw

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Where:

Join us at McMahon Stadium on Sunday, November 24, 2019.


When:

Doors open at 2:00pm., preshow at 3:30pm, and kick off at 4:00pm (all time MST).